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In front of a crowd of nearly 2,000, Torvalds spoke with VMware Head of Open Source Dirk Hohndel in one of their famous “fireside chats” about what motivates and surprises him and how aspiring open source developers can get started. "The Linux philosophy is 'laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong one. 'Do it yourself'. That's it."
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The state of global cybersecurity is a mixed bag at the moment, according to a new report by Trustwave. Maybe if we buy them a six pack, they'll go away?
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Kent Sharkey wrote: they'll go away?
AAt least I hope the ones replacing them do have a bit more of related knowledge...
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Sure, guys with six-packs get women with two-packs.
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The rise and fall of FireWire—IEEE 1394, an interface standard boasting high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data transfer—is one of the most tragic tales in the history of computer technology. Oh, that's what the connector I never used is for
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How else would I connect my Mini-DV camera?
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Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has set a deadline for humanity to save itself. Within the next 100 years, he warns, we need to colonize Mars and other planets. If we don’t, we may not survive climate change, disease, and other versions of doom we’re bound to inflict on ourselves this century. I'm pretty sure I won't survive the next 100 years one way or the other
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You can't save yourself. No matter where you run or jet off too.
Just sayin'
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Kent Sharkey wrote: has set a deadline for humanity to save itself.
Save itself? The only thing we will do is postpone it. To destroy ourselves and everything we have around us is in our nature
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Olympus Mons, the largest landfill in the solar system, sounds awesome!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Stephen, you can leave, I'll stay here.
Over ten years ago Al Gore said we only have ten years to save the planet. 
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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It is definitely time for SOME humans to get off planet Earth, but not for the reasons he is implying. That's why we need to start building ships. Three gigantic "Arks" in space. You lot will go first.
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Resonant and wave-guiding systems are present in the vast majority of optical and electronic systems. Their role is to temporarily store energy in the form of electromagnetic waves and then release them. For more than 100 hundred years, these systems were held back by a limitation that was considered to be fundamental: the length of time a wave could be stored was inversely proportional to its bandwidth. Maybe someone can shine a light on this one?
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Quote: Bionanophotonic
I dare you to say that 10 times fast. 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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A solution to runaway electrons gets us one step closer to nuclear fusion. Maybe's not just a spring insect?
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Think compilers cannot compromise the security of your application? Think twice! Oh, just use an interpreted language and avoid the compiler problems
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By total coincidence we have developed a product which solves the problem we have just explained. (Snark aside, what they did IS pretty cool.)
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Google says governments should overhaul their laws for carrying out requests for private user data as part of investigations. Do they want them to just Google it?
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Does anyone have more information about what the substance of Google's proposal is?
They want to make it easier to request data across national borders. On the one hand the current processes for doing so are highly bureaucratic. On the other hand a big part of the reason why MS has been fighting the US DoJ[^] over an attempts to get data from their Irish data center via US Courts has been that the demands being made are in violation of Irish law.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Following up on my initial comment, Engadget[^] has a decent explanation of what Google actually wants.
It's being driven by the fact that while MS has won it's fight with an overseas data request Google and Yahoo have lost similar ones in other courts; and that the US has opened the door for overseas courts - including those in oppressive regimes to make similar demands for data on US servers.
The devil is definitely in the details, but on the face of it their proposal:
Quote: Similar to those statements, Walker today urged Congress to change relevant laws, making it clear what tech companies are to do when faced with government requests for data. He also proposed that the US should allow countries that commit to privacy and human rights to directly request data from US companies without have to first consult with the US government. Walker added that oppressive regimes should not be eligible.
...seems reasonable. The only thing I'd want that wasn't called out was a reciprocity clause. Basically if country X refuses to allow direct data requests from US courts for data on servers in their jurisdiction that country X's courts can't take advantage of the same direct and expedited mechanism to request data on US servers.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Justices Kennedy and Alito are engaged in a low-key capitalization battle that may change the future of digital law. Maybe we should get them to decide on color vs colour as well?
Seems they don't have anything more urgent to deal with.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Maybe we should get them to decide on color vs colour as well?
How about "Kuller"?
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